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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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